Bearded Bad Man in His Own Den Thrilling Capture
The 1886 Lafayette tale follows Capt. James K. Hill and jailer Jimmy Lyons as they confront the “bad man” Philip Booth. Injured by a broken leg and a pistol at Booth’s door, Hill enters to seize Booth’s surrender. Booth is later convicted, paroled, and Booth’s violent end follows in Kansas.
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James K. Hill
U.S
Capt. Hill
Jimmy Lyons
Boob
Booth
Philip
Hill
Capt. Hills
Jimmy
Lafayette
Michigan City
Kansas
West Point
Self Nomination Wins Temperance Office in Indiana
In southern Indiana a temperance society annual meeting ends with Smith, who stutters, attempting to nominate another member but, flustered, nominates himself. He secures the floor before others and is elected to the coveted office despite the awkward moment.
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Indiana
Smith
Jo-John
Crossed in the Station by a Time Card Dispute
Tom Sherman, private secretary to Supt Zion of the Union Railway, helps keep the station clear when a passenger questions a Shelbyville train time. She insists the time card differs while Sherman repeats the 10:50 departure and mutters that station employees are sometimes cross.
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Tom Sherman
Supt. Zion
Union Railway
Shelbyville
Tom
Union Station Tales in a Gateman's Day
A gateman at Union Station rebuffs a ticketless woman seeking to go uptown and points her to the depot’s address. A rural traveler learns there is a ticket office inside as the man jokes about the “big thing.” The scene ends with an advertisement for Burdock Blood Bitters for dyspepsia.
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Skillen
Union Station
Indianapolis
H.D
Indiana livestock conferences open for leading breeders
The Indiana congress of industrial associations meets this week in the state house with the State board of agriculture and eight allied groups. Sessions run Tuesday to Friday featuring addresses by Gov. Mount and other officials, officer elections, and discussions on fair management, reciprocal relations, and horticultural topics. Notable leaders include H. L. Nowlin and W. M. Blackstock, with a slate of speakers across veterinary, wool, swine, Short Horn, and mutual insurance unions.
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Congress of Indiana Industrial Associations
State House
State Board of Agriculture
State Association of Fair Managers
Indiana Horticultural Society
State Veterinary Association
Indiana Wool Growers’ Association
Indiana Swine Breeders’ Association
State Association of Short Horn Breeders
Indiana Farmers’ Mutual Insurance Union
Taggart
Greenfield
Indianapolis
E. B. Martindine
Board of Agriculture
H. L. Nowlin
Guilford
William M. Blackstock
Lafayette
Association of Fair, Managers
M. Hobbs
Bridgeport
Joseph A. Burton
Fred Dorner
W. B. Flick
Lawrence
J. J. Hollowell
Noblesville
John Morgan
Plainfield
J. C. Kimmely
Ligonier
J. C. Grossman
Wolcottville
Amos W. Butler
T. J. Charlton
Richmond
Alexander Johnson
Fort Wayne
Lawrence Turnan
Anderson
J. P. Brown
Connersville
R. Morrill
Benton Harber
Mich
W. EF. de Vilbiss
L. D. Cregs
Angola
W. H. Reagan
Greencastle
Sylvester Johnson
Irvington
James Troop
Indiana State Veterinary Association
J. C. Blotz
J. C. Rogers
Indiana Wool Growers’association
Gov. Mount
W. A. Guthrie
E. J. Barker
Thorntown
I. P. Modlin
C. S. Plumb
W. E. Hendricks
Martinsville
Joseph Cunningham
Loree
J. D. Layster
Franklin
Allen Beeler
Liberty
E. S. Folsom
Walter J. Quick
H. Judy
Two Soldiers Dream Of Boer War Medical Mobile Unit
Lieut Rowell from the recruiting office and Dr George Kahlo imagine joining the Transvaal conflict with an automobile equipped with an X ray and a magnet to aid wounded soldiers. They would follow the army, treat the injured at field camps, and use a minstrel show to ease pain while bullets are removed, until a knock interrupts their plan.
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Lieut
Rowell
George Kahlo
Transvaal
Clara Barton
Pike County
One on Joe Sweeney
Joseph I. Sweeney, a Butler college student and son of State fish commissioner T. Sweeney, recalls a childhood meal with his diplomat father in Constantinople. At a grand sultan's dinner he eagerly tried blackberry jam thinking it was a favored American dish, only to discover the dish was caviar with an odd oriental flavor described as coal oil soap and axle grease.
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Joseph I. Sweeney
Butler College
T. Sweeney
Harrison
Constantinople
Turkey
Joe
Capt. Dawson Recalls a Peculiar Missing Man Case
Capt. Dawson recalls a Michigan wholesale dealer who vanished from home and reappeared in Indianapolis. Police located him in a Meridian Street wholesale house, living quietly and avoiding his past life. A tearful reunion with his brother followed, but the man could not recall his wife Anna or how he returned to the city. He later recovered some memories and stayed in touch.
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Capt. Dawson
Michigan
Indianapolis
S. Meridianst
Meridian St
Circle
Anna
How the Graft er "Does His' Work" at the Courthouse
An incident from a courthouse exposes two men labeled as shabby-genteel operatives who sought votes for a county candidate. They claimed precinct control, misstated boundaries, and offered money to secure votes. The candidate challenged their pretenses, prompting their abrupt departure.
Mammoth Tooth and Bone Found in Carroll County Pit
The st museum received from John M Flora Bringhurst Carroll county a mammoth malar tooth weighing over nine pounds. An immense mammoth bone remained embedded in the ground, two horses failing to pull it free. The mammoth was the smaller of two American elephants in the region during the glacial age, about one third taller and more than twice the bulk of the modern elephant.
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st__ museum
John M. Flora
Bringhurst
Carroll County
College Ave Car Episode Reveals Pocket Stealing Children
On a holiday week College Ave trolley, two girls amused themselves by hiding fares and belongings in their clothing. The conductor collected a dollar in tickets as the scene unfolded, while passengers watched until the girls retrieved their fares. A late interruption by the conductor led to renewed pocketing before he returned. Concludes with a health ad for One Minute Cough Cure praising its quick relief for lung ailments.
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Grippe
The Indiana Governor Contingent Fund A Scrutiny
The Indiana governor holds a yearly contingency fund of about $1000 for emergencies only yet it is seldom needed. The legislature and state officials propose many uses but few are approved, with much of the fund often returned to the treasury. The piece argues that true emergencies rarely justify draws from this fund.
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Indiana
The Troubles of the Country Editor and Readers
A humorous look at miscommunications in rural papers and editor reader clashes. An Indianapolis editor corrects rumors about a young woman, faces a libel suit settled for one cent, and enforces judgments on a drunk tenant. Randolph county officers misinterpret a G A R funeral remark, provoking anger. Dr. Thomas Eclectric Oil is promoted as a remedy.
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Indianapolis
Randolph County
G A. R
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Monarch
Calfornia
Union Pacific
San Francisco
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Cincinnati
Ohio
J. H. June
Trav. Pass
Union Pacific Railroad Co
Jackson Place
East Ohio St
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Eyglith
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